Let’s start the local posts, then (groan). Cambridge, starting at my usual free parking place in Chesterton. What a lovely sky, almost as if the good weather follows me around, eh ? Cambridge seems busier than in the first Lockdown, even though nothing is open. Not even Primark, which I always assumed was the very… Continue reading TOWN AND GOWN
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LOCKDOWN
You left me on Platform 9 at Kings Cross. The National Rail website told me the 15:42 would be packed; it was a third full. By a miracle I managed to leave the train at Waterbeach, otherwise I’d have been back in King’s Lynn wondering where my house had gone. As you can see, I… Continue reading LOCKDOWN
LOCKDOWN HOLDING IN CAMBRIDGE, ANYWAY
Mrs RM keeps getting me to nip to the One-Stop for another four pack of Punk, and our specialist wine importer neighbour keeps leaving bottles of Languedoc-Roussillon on her doorstep. Once they’ve been soaked in disinfectant for 3 weeks they’ll be fine. But I’m resisting the temptation to drink during the lockdown. “You still sometimes… Continue reading LOCKDOWN HOLDING IN CAMBRIDGE, ANYWAY
A TOUGH DECISION. AN EASY DECISION
A short note on the virus, sparing you any theories/philosophy/fears/consolations. I’ve stopped visiting pubs for the time being. It was hell walking past this one just now. I’ll be exercising social distancing, being responsible, limiting the risk of infection to Old Boys and Gals. The decision might have been taken out of my hands soon,… Continue reading A TOUGH DECISION. AN EASY DECISION
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